664-343 BC Egyptian Ushabti
27th-30th Dynasties
from the Andy Garrison collection.
4-1/2" x 1".......................... $525
Made of Faience, (Material made from powdered quartz
and coated with a transparent, tin glazed blue or green glass).
Ushabtis were placed in tombs and were intended to act as servants for the deceased, should he/she be called upon to do manual labor in the afterlife. Blessed by priests, they would magically come to life and offer their services to the deities.
Macedon, Amphipolis
158-149 BC
Silver Tetradrachm
Head of Artemis Tauropolos/
Club within wreath.
30mm....................................... $440
Ref: Sear 1386
100-300 AD, Roman, Bronze Key,
Decorative vertical incised lines
Beautiful original green patina.
75 x 25mm.......................$125
We have several hundred Roman coins in stock,
from the Roman Republic
c.200 BC to the Byzantine era c.1000 AD.
All denominations, denarius to sestertius. If you're looking
for a specific ruler and/or particular coin, please feel free to
email us.
Byzantine Empire, 8th-11th century AD.
Bronze reliquary cross-front half. Depicts
Christ with arms upraised Orans.
Three suspension loops intact. Nice dark green,
original patina. 25mm x 45mm.............. $150
c.900-1100 Spain
Iberian Peninsula
Moorish style w/ incised design. Cast bronze buckle plate
with 5 attachment loops on reverse, all intact.
Large, heavy 30mm x 70mm.
From old collection. Previously auctioned
in a 1959 Schulman Auction, New York.
Original envelope included.......... $120.
Venice, Italy Christ Enthroned
Doge Pietro Gradenigo (1289-1311)
Silver Grosso
Obv: Christ Enthroned
Rev: Banner between St. Mark & the Doge.......... $180
Italy, Naples
Alfonso of Aragon
1442-1458
Silver Carlino
King enthroned & Aragon Coat of Arms
Biaggi #1663................ $225
Venice
Doge- Andrea Gritti
(1523-1538)
Silver Marcello
Christ seated holding Gospels,
Doge kneeling before St. Mark
holding standard, DVX center
Absolute gorgeous toning, (much nicer than scan)............ SOLD
Henry VIII England
(1509-1547)
Mintmark Rose,
2nd coinage, (1526-44)
Obv: HENRY VIII DG R ANG Z FRANC,
crowned bust right.
Rev: POSVI DEV ADIVTORE MEV,
crossed coat of arms.
25mm.......................................... $540
Ref: Spink 2337E
England, Edward VI (1547-1553)
Silver Shilling, London- Tower mint, mm-Tun 1551-53
Crowned draped bust facing. Shield of Arms on
long cross. Spink #2482. Nice affordable example.... $275.
Philip II Mexico
(1527-1598)
Silver 4 Reales
Assayer-O,
Bernardo De Onate, (1572-89)
15.4 grams
Ref: Menzel, MX-196..................... SOLD
1621 Switzerland
St. Gallen, Swiss Canton
Silver Thaler
Obv: MOM NO CIVIT SAN
GALLENSIS, Bear left.
Rev: SOLI DEO OPT MAX LAVS
ET GLORIA, Crowned Imperial eagle............. SOLD
Fascinating provenance- This Swiss Thaler is from the collection of John Weibel, a Swiss national and member of the Royal Society of the arts, who spent his WWII years in London where his collection was accumulated. Previously featured by DNW in one of their London auctions.
1631 Austria
Ferdinand II
Silver Thaler
42mm
ANACS graded- XF40.............. SOLD
1676-1684 Venice, Italy
Gold Zecchino, Ducato
Minted during the reign of
Doge Alvise Contarini.
22mm
Beautiful example........ SOLD
1693 Naples & Sicily
Charles II
Silver 50 Grana, (1/2 Ducato)
w/Crowned,Draped bust
of Charles and suspended Golden
Fleece in Baroque frame.
32mm.................................................. $425
1693 Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel
German States
Silver 2/3 Thaler,
(24 Mariengroschen)
w/Wildman.
37mm........................... $300
1694 Salzburg, Austria
Johann Ernst
Silver 1/2 Thaler
St. Rupert holding crozier
with Pope on right.
Salzburg Arms. 35mm
Nicely toned & very attractive.......... SOLD
c.1628-1700 Baldrick Buckle
HUGE Baldrick buckle, 7-1/4” x 6”,
(Pillar dollar for size reference)
Comes with Certificate of Authenticity…………… $350
The baldrick was a shoulder belt buckle
to secure swords, accessories, etc.
Famously associated with the likes of Caribbean
Pirates to hold their broadswords.
Ref: Handbook of English Costume in the 17th century
by Cunnington, C. Willett; Cunnington, Phillis
1700s Spanish Colonial
Brass Pendant from South America
Devotional to Archangel Gabriel
& Mother Mary.
These early bronze, devotional medallions are found
today on shipwrecks and in early South American
Spanish missions.
This is a scarcer, large type, 32mm x 37mm
plus suspension loop.............. $175
Ref: Pg. 53- "Artifacts of the Spanish Colonies of Florida & the Caribbean"
by Dr. Kathleen Deagan, curator & professor at Museum of Florida History.
1690 Potosi, Bolivia
Charles II
8 Reales Cob
Assayer VR,
Pedro de Villar
3 partial dates visible
& full cross
25.2 grams....................... $550
1739 Admiral Vernon "He took Porto Bello
40mm Bronze Medal with six ships only"
Commemorating the Battle Nov. 22, 1739
of Porto Bello, Panama.
NGC graded XF-45.... $550
The harbor of Porto Bello, Panama was a Spanish stronghold and depository for the silver & gold coins/cobs being shipped from Potosi, Bolivia and Lima, Peru. The cobs were shipped up the western coast of South America and transported across the jungles of Panama to the port of Porto Bello. Once arrived, they awaited shipment via Spanish galleons to Havana, Cuba and then to Spain. Britain's Admiral Vernon took the Spanish stronghold on Nov. 22, 1739. It was celebrated as a great victory in England where these medals were struck. Admiral Vernon became a popular hero, and was himself commemorated in several places, perhaps most famously Mount Vernon, later the estate of George Washington. Washington's older, half brother and mentor, Lawrence Washington, served under Admiral Vernon during the capture of Porto Bello and Cartegena, Panama.
Philip V Rooswijk Shipwreck Piece
(1700-1746) (Sank 1739)
Silver 8 Reales Cob w/Certificate of Authenticity
Mexico City Mint
Full Florenzada Cross
w/Castile and Leon.
Bourbon Shield.
26.5 grams.............. SOLD
1721 Portugal
John V
Copper 10 Reis
Large 36mm
KM-191......... SOLD
1777 AN-EI, 6th Year of EDO Period
Silver 10 Monme Trade Note, Hansatsu
Issued by Amagasaki Han in Settsu no Kuni.
Amagasaki Hikikae Yakusho
Exchange office seal at lower right.
Holed suspension loop
(common amongst these notes).
80mm x 190mm................................... $135
1795 Great Britain Mrs. Newsham
Middlesex, London "The White Negress"
1/2 Penny Conder Token exhibited by Thomas Hall
D&H # 317 at The House of Curiosities
NGC graded MS64 Brown..... $350 No. 10 City Road in London
Amelia Newsham, an albino enslaved woman, arrived in London having been sent from Jamaica as a present from her master to his son. She was sold on to two men who exhibited her at fairs throughout Britain.
Souvenir coins as this were struck with the likeness of the 'White Negress' and were also for sale. Mrs. Newsham continued to exhibit herself even after she married an Englishman, with whom she had six children.
1795 Great Britain, Middlesex, Hackney, AE 1/2 Penny DWARF MAYOR
Obv: SIR JEFFREY DUNSTAN MAYOR OF GARRAT, deformed dwarf.
Rev: TO BE HAD AT THE CURIOSITY HOUSE CITY ROAD,
NEAR FINSBURY SQUARE, LONDON 1795.
Milled edge. D&H 315................................. $150
Two Napoleon Medals
Left- Napoleon Campaign Medal
Presented in 1853 by Napoleon III to all
veterans of Napoleon's military campaigns
from 1792 to 1815.
Bronze 32mm x 50mm, plus extension loop................ $150
Right- 1840 St. Helene
Bronze Memorial Medal
Engraved by A. Bovy
Bust of Napoleon/Bird's eye view
of the monument on St. Helena.
42mm
Ref: Bramsen 1990............. SOLD
1862-T, A Honduras
Large Copper 8 Pesos
Provisional Coinage
ANACS graded VF35
40mm.......................... $225
